| Tips on How to Search | Search Engines | Dictionaries & Thesauruses | Encyclopedias |
| Pictures | Clipart | ||
| The Research Cycle | Music and Sounds | ||
| Internet Safety | Citing Sources | ||
| Learning about Search Strategies for Grades
2-5 http://www.rcls.org/wows/ An excellent comprehensive tutorial on how to search, the logic behind different search engines and tips on how to effectively search the web. Extremely child friendly text with online exercises. |
Boolean http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/ Confused not sure how to use this strategy look no further here is your answer. This is an excellent virtual tutorial on learning on how to use the AND, NOT and OR Boolean search techniques |
| NoodleQuest http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ |
The World of Search: Learn the
tricks http://www.rcls.org/wows |
| Kid's Search Tools http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm Excellent page that includes search engines, dictionaries, thesaurus and dictionaries for kids. |
The Search Engine for Little Kids called Little Explorers
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html Click on a letter of the alphabet and connect to, not one, but many pictures of words with that letter and hot links to web sites about that word. |
| Ivy's Search Engine for Kids http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html Family friendly links to a wide variety of search engines including subject specific search engines. |
Yahooligans Search Engines http://www.yahooligans.com/ An excellent search engine with a nice set of kids activities and information. |
| TekMom's Search Tools for Students http://www.tekmom.com/search/ All-in-one search page for kid search sites and research resources. |
Awesome Library Homework Helper http://www.awesomelibrary.org/searchek.html Uses Google safe search. |
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Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com/ First searches a database of selected sites arranged as questions; then conducts a parallel search of encyclopedias, Yahooligans and Education World. |
KidsClick |
| Internet Public Library Kids Space http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Rich resource and search engine for students K-12. |
Cybersleuth http://cybersleuth-kids.com/ A search engine for Grade k-12
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| Web Feet
With Web feet you can search by grade level--in the search box, you
put g2 (for grade 2) and then
your topic--for example insects. It then comes up with a list of
appropriate sites.
http://www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/rhfwfk12.html |
DibDabDoo http://www.dibdabdoo.com A non-commercial, fast search engine that only looks for adult-reviewed sites safe for children and teens. The site currently has about 1 million links in its database. |
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Onelook Dictionary Search http://www.onelook.com/ |
Wordsmyth Dictionary and Thesaurus http://www.wordsmyth.net/ Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus web site. |
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus http://www.merriam-webster.com/ |
KidsOrl http://www.kidsolr.com/reference/page1.html Many links to dictionaries and thesauruses |
| CIA The World Fact Book http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ |
Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/index.html |
| Columbia Encyclopedia http://www.bartleby.com/65/ |
The Internet Public Library - KidSpace http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/ref2000/ Links to many encyclopedias |
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Wikipedia - Free Online Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page |
| Microsoft Clips Online - Copy write
free clipart from Microsoft http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us |
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| Google images |
Halloween ClipArt from Google Images
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| Music Files - Not for Broadcast - Free music that can be used with student projects in school. http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ |